The Wonderful and the Obscure Vol 1: Rodd Keith
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This compilation of song-poems by the great Rodd Keith is from the private collection of Bob Purse, music-lover and music-maker (see "The Many Moods of Bob Purse").
I’ve been a fan of Rodd’s a little over 15 years, when I first heard the MSR Madness CDs, and started collecting whatever song-poems I could. In Canada, there aren’t a lot of them to be found.. I imagine they are much more common in the USA (given the nature of many of the poets were from the States, this isn’t surprising).
However, it does make it difficult to discover them – ebay auctions have gotten tremendously over-priced since the PBS "Off the Charts" songpoem story documentary, and that’s why I can thank Bob for sharing his massive collection on his blog The Wonderful and the Obscure.
He posts not just Rodd Keith tracks, but many many other wonderful gems that you should really visit his site to find for yourself. However, since I’m a big Rodd fan and Bob’s online archive is massive, I thought it would be fun to put together this compilation of Rodd’s tracks that Bob has previously shared and I also thanks Bob for giving me permission to do this.
Some of the tracks might not seem all that special, or "weird", but not everything Rodd did was like that. Despite that, there are always little moments in the songs that make them special and make them distinctly unique to his productions.
As Bob puts it, "I'm not really part of the Rodd cult - I enjoy his records about on a par with any other song-poem artist or label, loving some and finding others deadly dull, and everything in between - but I know I'm in the minority with that viewpoint."
I’ve been a fan of Rodd’s a little over 15 years, when I first heard the MSR Madness CDs, and started collecting whatever song-poems I could. In Canada, there aren’t a lot of them to be found.. I imagine they are much more common in the USA (given the nature of many of the poets were from the States, this isn’t surprising).
However, it does make it difficult to discover them – ebay auctions have gotten tremendously over-priced since the PBS "Off the Charts" songpoem story documentary, and that’s why I can thank Bob for sharing his massive collection on his blog The Wonderful and the Obscure.
He posts not just Rodd Keith tracks, but many many other wonderful gems that you should really visit his site to find for yourself. However, since I’m a big Rodd fan and Bob’s online archive is massive, I thought it would be fun to put together this compilation of Rodd’s tracks that Bob has previously shared and I also thanks Bob for giving me permission to do this.
Some of the tracks might not seem all that special, or "weird", but not everything Rodd did was like that. Despite that, there are always little moments in the songs that make them special and make them distinctly unique to his productions.
As Bob puts it, "I'm not really part of the Rodd cult - I enjoy his records about on a par with any other song-poem artist or label, loving some and finding others deadly dull, and everything in between - but I know I'm in the minority with that viewpoint."
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Rod Rivers and the Big Action Sound - Before I Go Out | |||
Rod Rivers and the Big Action Sound - The Splendor of Love | |||
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Rod Rogers - Sometime Tomorrow | |||
Rod Rogers and the Orchestra - My Dream | |||
Rodd Keith - The Old Swinging Gate | |||
Rodd Keith - Treasure | |||
Rodd Rogers - Rock And Roll Is Back Again | |||
Rodd Keith - You, They All Say You | |||
Rodd Keith - Cry Upon My Shoulder | |||
Rodd Keith - Away From The Crowd | |||
Rodd Keith - Be Wise | |||
Rodd Keith and the Raindrops - Country Boy | |||
Rodd Keith - Suddenly | |||
Rodd Keith - Tear Drops | |||
Rodd Keith - Lonesome For You | |||
Rodd Keith - Goodbye My Darling | |||
Rodd Keith - Why Don't You Sing A Happy Song |
- Addeddate
- 2013-04-07 16:52:38
- Boxid
- OL100020214
- Identifier
- hpr068_RoddKeith
- Run time
- 49:57
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